"71 Thoughts About Our Lives"
"No amount of financial compensation is enough to rob you of your life and health. Too often people lose sight of this fundamental truth and lose their lives in the desperate grasp for financial rewards. Happiness is it's own reward and is not found in monetary gain."
--- Lori Hard --- Nevada
"A test of mental health is your ability to find good in as many things as possible."
--- Ralph Waldo Emerson --- Sent in by Andrew Ho --- Malaysia
A Friend....
- (A)ccepts you as you are
- (B)elieves in "you"
- (C)alls you just to say "HI"
- (D)oesn't give up on you
- (E)nvisions the whole of you (even the unfinished parts)
- (F)orgives your mistakes
- (G)ives unconditionally
- (H)elps you
- (I)nvites you over
- (J)ust "be" with you
- (K)eeps you close at heart
- (L)oves you for who you are
- (M)akes a difference in your life
- (N)ever Judges
- (O)ffers support
- (P)icks you up
- (Q)uiets your fears
- (R)aises your spirits
- (S)ays nice things about you
- (T)ells you the truth when you need to hear it
- (U)nderstands you
- (V)alues you
- (W)alks beside you
- (X)-plains things you don't understand
- (Y)ells when you won't listen and
- (Z)aps you back to reality
"Nothing is as strong as gentleness or as gentle as strength."
--- Jen Dragoo --- Texas
"Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark."
--- Author Unknown --- Sent in by Michael Lewis --- New Zealand
"No God, No Peace. Know God, Know Peace."
--- Michael Boatright --- California
"It's time to put the FUN back in dysfunctional."
--- Author Unknown --- Sent in by Kirk Scherz --- Washington
"Don't be a particle, be a universe."
--- Brooke R., Age 11 --- Illinois
"Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting."
--- Elizabeth Bibesco
--- Sent in by Toni Palmer --- England
--- Sent in by Jeff Pappas --- Texas
"Winners make decisions based on the future they desire, while losers make decisions based on the present they desire."
--- Author Unknown --- Sent in by Mike Woodford --- Tennessee
"Before you are frank with another, ask yourself why? Is it to diminish the other, to make yourself feel better at his expense? The ethical question is to ask; will this foster the relationship? There is always a way to be honest without being brutal."
--- Arthur Dobrin --- Sent in by Sandhya Kanneganti --- India
"Through selfless service and charity, develop the heart and cleanse the lower mind. Purify your heart by selfless and humble service of the poor and afflicted and make it a fit abode for God to dwell. Only the pure in the heart will have vision of God."
--- Swami Sivananda --- Sent in by G.Thirunacarasu --- Malaysia
"Whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows."
--- Donny J.I. --- Indonesia
"Tomorrow's joy is fathered by today's acceptance; acceptance, of what at least for the moment, cannot be changed."
--- Author Unknown --- Sent in by Greg Harris
"Out of confusion comes clarity. You are right where you need to be."
--- Leone Beebe --- Sent in by Dawn Speer --- Canada
"When there is not love for a child to remember, then there is nothing for the child remember except the hate."
--- Roger Kiser
"I know it seems hard sometimes but remember one thing, through every dark night, there's a bright day after that. So no matter how hard it gets, stick your chest out,
keep your head up, and handle it."
---Tupac Shakur --- Sent in by Celine Hollinshead --- England
"Fear is the number one killer of dreams."
--- Brandon Hoge --- Missouri
"The whole day which you wasted today, could have been the precious tomorrow of a man who so fervently wanted to live... as he died yesterday."
--- University Student --- Sent in by Rich --- New Zealand
"It's all about balance.
Sure, work hard, but don't forget to play.
Of course, take time for lawn work and house cleaning,
But remember that those aren't the most important things to do.
Absolutely, save for the future,
But don't save everything for the future.
There may not be one.
Take time to do something today that you wouldn't want left undone.
I mean something really important, not some task, or chore, or errand.
Yes, you may be able to do it tomorrow...but maybe not.
It's all about balance."
--- Copyright © 1999 Chad O. King --- Texas
"If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of days, but the family we left behind will feel the lost for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than to our family. An unwise investment indeed."
--- Author Unknown --- Sent in by Andrew Ho --- Malaysia
"Delay never made a kindness any kinder."
--- Robert Brault --- Sent in by Joan Brault
"Make time in your day to run around barefoot, and if that's not possible, flip flops are the closest alternative!"
--- Molly H. --- Montana
"Everyone is black in the dark."
--- Author Unknown --- Submitted by Stacy Neubert --- Colorado
"Some people carry on as though chasing their dream is a matter of life and death. I don't like this attitude. I assure them, it is far more serious than that!"
--- Michael Dayes --- Australia
"True power is about knowing when not to use our power."
--- Michael Dayes --- Australia
"It turns out that to be a writer, you actually have to start writing."
--- K.A. Applegate, Author of Animorphs
--- Sent in by Tim Shultz --- Oregon
"Without dreams, what else would we have to live for?"
--- Jasen --- Ohio
"Pain is not real. It is something our body tells our mind when it thinks we can't go any further."
--- Robert Lovvorn --- Texas
"The only things that come to a sleeping man are dreams."
--- Tupac Amaru Shakur --- Sent in by M. Lumpkin --- Indiana
"Man, alone, has the power to transform his thoughts into physical reality; man, alone can dream and make his dream come true."
--- Napoleon Hill --- Contributed by Andrew Ho --- Malaysia
"The only people with whom you should try to get even, are those who have helped you."
--- May Maloo --- Sent in Jerry --- Utah
"The right angle to approach a difficult problem is the try-angle."
--- Unknown --- Sent in by Jenn --- Pennsylvania
"To be somebody, you must last."
--- Ruth Gordon --- Sent in Anonymously
"Any step toward making a dream come true is an important one. But imagine how much you'll accomplish if you take a real leap of faith and give your dream everything you've got."
--- Author Unknown --- Sent in by Sonya --- Iowa
"Pray not to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless in facing them."
--- Rabindranath Tagore --- Sent in by Avhyc Ramos --- Philippines
"Failures are just delays: not perfect defeats."
--- Ramnath K. --- India
"Are the things you're living for worth Christ dying for?"
--- Leonard Ravenhill --- Sent in by Randie Anne --- Oklahoma
--- Author's name supplied by Shelley Paulson --- Minnesota --- 7/99
"God is dead; man is alone and without excuses."
--- Nietzsche --- Sent in by Patrice Boman --- Portugal
"
Nowhere does the Bible say pray, receive, then believe. What it does say is pray, believe THEN receive. There's a mighty difference!"
--- Jim Mackey --- Oregon
"Expression when put into impression creates depression."
--- Cassandra Zenzo Ncube --- Zimbabwe
"God gave us two ears and one mouth, which indicates we should listen twice as much as we speak."
--- Anonymous --- Submitted by Zhenzhi --- Singapore
"The simple pleasures in life often bring the greatest satisfaction."
--- Nathan Stuempfig --- California
"Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together."
--- Laura --- Kansas
"Music is heard with the ears and understood by the heart."
--- Kevin M. Clear --- Ohio
"When it comes time to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with the fear of death. So when their time comes, they weep and pray for a little more time, to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song and die like a hero going home!"
--- Chief Aupumut, Mohican -1725
--- Sent in by Stefan Engqvist --- Sweden
"Smile - it improves your face value."
--- From a friend --- Sent in by Ray Leduc --- Canada
"Always keep the heart young and expectations high and never let your dreams die."
--- Author Unknown --- Sent in by Andrew Ho ---Malaysia
"Release your snapshots of relationships. Life is a motion picture."
--- Author Unknown --- Sent in by Meghann Mason --- Texas
"So many times, I have heard people say 'I have a problem.' Most of us don't have a problem; 'We have a decision to make.' Don't cop out on problems, learn to cope with decisions in life. Think of something you feel is a problem; can you do something about it? If so, YOU HAVE A DECISION TO MAKE."
--- Pat Paradowski --- New Jersey
"Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier."
--- Mother Teresa --- Sent in by Jenn --- Pennsylvania
"Memory is more indelible than ink."
--- Anital Loos --- Sent in by Katie --- Kentucky
"It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us the right to demonstrate. It is the soldier, who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin does the flag drape, who allows the protester to burn the flag."
--- Father Denis Edward O'Brien, USMC --- Sent in by Eric Dahlquist --- Virginia
"Consider how much energy you spend concealing, rather than revealing, who you really are. If you do not have enough joy in your life, ask yourself: What am I making more important than my joy?"
--- Jini
"Never let anyone take advantage of you; you are worth more than you think."
--- Brad Gardner --- Sent in by Richelle Lane ---Indiana
"Only after the last tree has been cut down, only after the last river has been poisoned, only after the last fish has been caught - only then will you realize that money cannot be eaten."
--- Creek Indian Prophecy --- Sent in by Helen Watson --- England
"Like turtles we move only when we stick out our heads."
--- Cassandra Zenzo Ncube --- Zimbabwe
"If you're going nowhere, you can't get lost."
--- Clover Baker --- South Africa
"In the race for quality, there is no finish line."
--- In a speech given by a Xerox executive
--- Submitted by Joe Moussa --- California
"There is only one success: To be able to spend your life in your own way."
--- Christopher Morley --- Submitted by Brian G. Jett --- Kentucky
"God sees tomorrow more clearly than we see yesterday."
--- Kevin M. Clear --- Ohio
"Life is but a mere piece of driftwood, floating down the river of uncertainty."
--- Richard Osborn --- Sent in by Clark Osborn --- Michigan
"It's better to aim for the stars and drag your feet in the trees, than aim for the trees and drag your feet in the mud."
--- My mom, Jana --- Submitted by Sarah --- Idaho
"A dream unrealized is a dream imprisoned by that enemy of all enemies: The fear of failure. Set that dream free by determining that you will make it happen."
--- Unknown --- Sent in by Andrew Ho --- Malaysia
"Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine."
--- Ralph Waldo Emerson --- Sent in by Jenn --- Pennsylvania
"A man is someone who can look utter defeat, total failure, right in the face and spit right in their eye."
--- F. Alan Nusso
"Compassion is the antitoxin of the soul: Where there is compassion, even the most poisonous impulses remain relatively harmless."
--- Eric Hoffer --- Sent in by Martha H. Varzaly --- Pennsylvania
"LOVE is time. It takes time to find love and it takes time to get over love!!"
--- Jerome J. --- California
"Only Time is capable of understanding how great Love is."
--- Author Unknown --- Sent in by Keisha Nadia Morrison --- Jamaica
"Let us so live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry."
--- Mark Twain --- Sent in by Kevin Field --- New Zealand